GAMA Trade Show 2014: IDW Games to Release ‘The X-Files Game’ in July

Mar 22, 2014

I had a chance to see some of the boxes for upcoming IDW Games releases on the horizon, at GTS 2014, and one which is sure to spark interest is The X-Files Game. Two to five players – although the press release leads you to believe the game can table three to six – will be able to take on investigations into the unknown while a player controlled Smoking Man tries to prevent Scully, Mulder, and the rest of the team from discovering the truth. The design is by Kevin Wilson (Arkham Horror, Descent, Civilization) with artwork provided by menton3 (the current artist on X-Files Season 10 actually) and will arrive on store shelves this July carrying an MSRP of $59.99.

From IDW:

Join the most famous paranormal investigation team of all time! Players will work together to traverse across the U.S. searching for clues and closing investigations. Attempting to foil them at all times is the, player-controlled, Smoking Man, who will be working to manipulate investigations and obfuscate clues in hopes of stalling out the players’ investigations. With game play focusing on the hit series’ pool of iconic characters and most popular “Monsters of the Week”, The X-Files Game is sure to be a hit!

This summer, fans of The X-Files will have a brand-new way to search for the truth, with the release of a brand-new big box board game! Players will get the chance to take on the role of Mulder, Scully, and the X-Files team as they work to uncover global conspiracies and threats while going up against various members of the Syndicate.

“To me, there’s no more exciting title than The X-Files,” says IDW Director of New Business, Jerry Bennington. “Who wouldn’t want the chance to play as the wise cracking Fox Mulder or the incredibly intelligent Dana Scully? And what show created more classic villains than The X-Files? I still remember the first time I laid eyes on Flukeman, now we’ll give fans the chance to lose sleep all over again!”

The X-Files board game will focus heavily on material from the first three seasons of the television series, giving fans a chance to start from the beginning of the phenomenon. IDW Games has enlisted top-notch designer, Kevin Wilson (Arkham Horror, Descent, Civilization) to bring The X-Files to the strategy board game community. Acclaimed gallery and comic book artist, menton3 (Memory Collectors, The X-Files: Season 10) brings his talents to the board gaming world by providing art direction for this project as well as the stunning box art. Designed for a playtime of between sixty and ninety minutes, two to five players will face off against one friend who will control the Smoking Man and his nefarious network.

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Founder/Editor-in-chief of The Gaming Gang website and host of The Gaming Gang Dispatch and other TGG media, Jeff tackles any and all sorts of games but has a special fondness for strategy, conflict sims, and roleplaying games. Plus, he's certainly never at a loss for an opinion...